Building on OpenVMS
======================
You'll need to either build and install OpenSSL from source using the
authoritative sources from openssl.org or install a PCSI kit from HPE or
VSI.  Building against your own from-source installation currently uses
SSL object libraries that will be statically linked into the
Net::SSLeay shareable image.  That means no updates to SSL without
updating Net::SSLeay.

Building against a vendor installation gives you the possibility of SSL
updates without rebuilding Net::SSLeay, assuming the upgrade is binary
compatible, and also gets you the possibility of vendor support if you
encounter a problem that is within the SSL libraries.  If you don't know
what any of this means, just use whatever is already on your system (if
anything) or install whatever is easiest.

Once you've got a working installation of the SSL libraries, the steps
to build Net::SSLeay on VMS are really the same as building any other
package,and should look something like:

 $ gzip -d Net-SSLeay-xx.xx.tar.gz
 $ vmstar -xvf Net-SSLeay-xx.xx.tar
 $ set default [.Net-SSLeay-xx_xx]
 $ perl Makefile.PL
 $ mmk
 $ mmk test
 $ mmk install